Chi ef Secretariat (Environment), Government of Puducherry, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, in excise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, (26 of 1986), the Central Government has further amended the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and thereby imposed ban on few additional Single Use Plastic items vide Notification in G.S.R.No. 571(E), dated 12th August of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

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No. 98 Poudouchéry Lundi 22 Juillet 2024 (31 Asadha 1946) No. Puducherry Monday 22nd July 2024

MANNADIPET COMMUNE PANCHAYAT, THIRUBUVANAI, PUDUCHERRY

No. 68-37/MCP/2019-20/W.

Thirubuvanai, dated 22nd July 2024.

ADDENDUM

In continuation to the Notification in G.O. Ms. No. l8/Envt./2019, Puducherry, dated 30th July, 2019 of the Chief Secretariat (Environment), Government of Puducherry, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, in excise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, (26 of 1986), the Central Government has further amended the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and thereby imposed ban on few additional Single Use Plastic items vide Notification in G.S.R.No. 571(E), dated 12th August of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

2. Now, therefore, in compliance to the Notification in G.S.R.No. 571(E), dated 12th August, 2021 of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, ban is imposed on additional Single Use Plastic items in this Union territory of Puducherry with effect from 01-07-2022.

3. In the Notification vide G.O. Ms. No. 49, Puducherry, dated 08-06-2023 of the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat in Sl.No. 4(l)(a), after item No. (viii), the following items (ix) to (xiii) shall be inserted.

(ix) Ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, candy sticks and ice cream sticks;

(x) Polystyrene (Thermocol) for decoration;

(xi) Plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, trays, stirrers, wrapping or packing films around sweet boxes, invitation cards and cigarette packets;

(xii) Plastics or PVC banners less than 100 micron;

(xiii) Non-woven plastic carry bags less than 60 Gram per Square Metre (GSM).

4. All other contents in the said Notifications remain unaltered.

V. EJILERADJANE,

Commissioner.

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